The Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One #1 "The Open Door"

After a lifetime apart, three childhood friends are drawn back together by circumstance, by command, and by a danger that no one can yet begin to comprehend.
Worlds Beyond Number is
Brennan Lee Mulligan
Erika Ishii
Aabria Iyengar
Lou Wilson
Produced, designed, and scored by Taylor Moore at Fortunate Horse
Album art by the great Corey Brickley
Additional sound design by Michael Ghelfi Studios
Full transcripts available by joining us, for free, on our Patreon.
www.patreon.com/posts/public-episode-83079838
Worlds Beyond Number is an epic, immersive narrative-play podcast from Brennan Lee Mulligan, Aabria Iyengar, Erika Ishii, and Lou Wilson, produced by Taylor Moore at Fortunate Horse. This is the first proper episode of our first campaign, The Wizard, the Witch and the Wild One. Our main story, like this one, is public and freely available anywhere you get your podcasts. There is also an 8 episode campaign of our heroes as children, capturing character creation and their earliest formative adventures together. That, and our bi-monthly talkback show, Fireside Chats, along with so, so much more are available exclusively to our Patrons, at patreon.com/worldsbeyondnumber

[@disgustangy4901]

As someone who had to watch my grandma slowly waste away from dementia, that scene with Grandma Wren and Ame just destroyed me

[@SpaceNerd117]

"The impossible wrought by will and understanding into existence." That line goes so freaking hard.

[@VaxRaven]

Loving these episodes! Just wish captions were available

[@A_T216]

Not that it's a one-to-one replacement for captions, but just letting you know that's out there, at least!

[@nj.7325]

There are transcripts on patreon apparently :)

[@tooblue127]

My coworkers are going to wonder why I am sobbing at work. They won't understand. Grandmother Ren you will be missed.

[@commonviewer2488]

The Peddler does not dream of reaching the stars, he wishes to drag them below the earth

[@soulethh4940]

This is incredible. Deserves far more views.

[@LawTaranis]

OMG Suvi getting the staff was almost as cute as the children's adventure. 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@Music_or...something]

made it to episode 1 now! the sound design of this series is unbelievable!

[@TheScribe_TheScribe]

Well executed on so many counts: the prepared story, the improv of the players and Brennan, the sound effects, the music. Such a great mixture of prepared story and then allowing the game/dice to impact that story. What I love the most about Table Top Role Playing Games is the story, and this style/production allows the story to come directly out without the game mechanics being a hindrance to the narrative. Bravo, well done!

[@LawTaranis]

Brennan have the most amazing description of teleportation ever. Holy FUCK. I've been a DM for 21 years now and I can't come close to what he did there.

[@antonioacosta568]

Someone making a compilation of theses guys other work was the smartest way to get me to check out their project. its awesome

[@benjaminwindle6642]

What wonders was this, hidden from the ears of people in search of mysteries and amazing voices? This is awesome!

[@HumanAki]

DUDE! WHY HAVE I NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS TILL NOW!? 😆

[@availableXusername]

Ahhhhh! Y'all are so absolutely incredible. My god, the way this takes off at a running clip.

[@StormyQ]

Yes! I've been aching to share these with SOOO many people!🥰

[@iangingras4428]

God, the end of this had me in tears.

[@lark7655]

... i adore ame so so much god she's incredible

[@sventhescribe]

The adventure truly begins! And what a romp we are in for.

[@tanya_lashea]

Ahhhh, could not keep it together at that ending. You'll be missed grandmother Ren.

[@heymrtodd]

These make my heart feel fuller. ❤

[@LibraryMousexD]

aaah, i just simply love the music! Excites and relaxes and builds suspense perfectly!

[@undefinedscott]

Damn it, I did not expect to be crying today.

[@whalefall413]

this series is too much fun

[@vegacast]

thisaseries is the best thing i ever heard

[@KareninaKahler]

Great now I'm reprocessing the loss of my grandma 😫

[@chrismanolio4565]

Why was it important that Aabria's character step into the road first at 1:58:23? ... Brennan exclaimed, "Fairy tales!" as Aabria came to some realization.

[@StephanieHeinz-vb1do]

It's a reference to their Patron exclusive Children's Campaign--a whole 8 episode arc where they play through the summer they met. Truly one of the best things you can spend $5 on ❤

[@jingbot1071]

@@StephanieHeinz-vb1do ...okay, but what is it referencing?

[@Aliktren]

She was told as a child to never step on the road

[@tooblue127]

Grandmother Ren also told her it was part of a spell to keep her safe.

[@quinnlee-newbury9003]

Spoilers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . God even on her deathbed Grandma Ren (Wren?) remains the baddest bitch in the land. What a queen. RIP. Also listen I know she was in it for maybe 15 minutes but we better see Rosalyn again

[@pj-yh2cj]

🎉🎉🎉

[@BritneyT.]

🧡

[@MisterNym]

Is the old peddler based on Jim Henson's The Storyteller? Feels very alike to that

[@MelDSnow]

Re-listening again and again. Spoilers and conjecture ahead!!! . . . . . . . When suvi gets to Sylbri and denies to look at the tea shop....Brennan says it's Emliss and Daughters Tea Compan I think? I believe that's what I heard. And....we knew Captain Emliss as a sea merchant...and a Chalice from Rhuv. So. Knowing Ame and Wren probably often drank tea....and Captain Emliss saying, "I've met a lot of Witches" on the ship before she attacked Ame I think I have a new suspect on my red string conspiracy board of who cursed Ame and Wren, or at least *how* they were cursed. Edit: Disregard above. The transcript of the episode reads as "Enlos" not "Emliss"

[@carmenbraun588]

This is fantastic, as someone who has never really been into TTRPG or the like before, I'm loving listening to this! ...except for one thing... The difference in volume between the loud sound effects and some of the quiet speaking moments makes it so my ears hurt at the max, and I can't make out what people are saying at all at the lows. I get there has to be some difference, but does it have to be so huge?

[@hautejester]

😱😱😱

[@Rosietea]

[@TheZenBullet]

What system are they using?

[@michaelmcconnell2943]

D&d 5e

[@lucasverbist6278]

What classes are they I can’t tell!!! I can’t find it anywhere!!!!

[@lucasverbist6278]

@stoneshapen thank you so much have a great day!

[@Jazilou]

Did we never get a character description for adult Ame? That is kind of driving me crazy. I mean I can imagine based on how she was as a kid, but. 😐

[@levanataylor790]

We know that she's quite short; and she's sturdily built, with the kind of muscles that come from working a farm from dawn to dusk and (as multiple references hint) wrestling goats; and we know she favors clothes as close to "cute" as can be achieved given a small town and practicality, with short skirts.

[@SteroidBlackBelt]

ANYONE know where I can listen to this song 37:47

[@ImperiusRex787]

It’s a 19th century American sea shanty called “roll the old chariot along” but every version I can find on KZbin is a cappella, I would love to find the orchestral version they used in this podcast.

[@BlitzyRPG]

I was thinking exactly that! I was working out whilst listening to this and it was so cool

[@BlitzyRPG]

Someone please help

[@fortunatehorse3236]

It was written just for the show and hasn't been released on its own yet @@BlitzyRPG

[@StephanieHeinz-vb1do]

​@@BlitzyRPGThe music in this show is almost entirely original compositions from Taylor Moore, so that's probably why you can't find this instrumental. I think he mentioned in a recent Fireside that there were only two times in arc 1 where he uses music he didn't compose.

[@BlitzyRPG]

Song on 37:47, please!

[@yugusmedugus4005]

I believe the soundtrack is custom composed for the show, so as of now there is no other place to listen to it

[@keirador]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Drop_of_Nelson%27s_Blood

[@bobthetitan777]

Why is the view count so low? Is that just on my end, am I crazy?

[@michaelmcconnell2943]

I think most people that know about it have already listened elsewhere

[@oggser8050]

it's more commonly listened to on spotify.

[@BagOCheetos]

Algo comment

[@RichardHaywardMelbourne]

Here because of Critical Role's "Calamity".